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Appearing with Alabama Governor George Wallace at an "Honor America Day" in Huntsville, Nixon was warmly received by a crowd of 25,000. "God bless you, Mr. President-you are among friends," Wallace said. Nixon could not resist a gross rhetorical alteration of reality in blaming the press and political partisans in Washington for spreading the notion "that America is sick, that there is something wrong with this country that cannot be corrected...
...Judiciary Committee thus seems certain to acquire the special prosecutor's files, although the timing is uncertain. The White House's sudden decision to cut off further compliance with Jaworski's requests for evidence could indicate that it will also resist efforts by the Judiciary Committee to get important documents. Some investigators believe that a key to prompt turnover of the evidence held by Jaworski lies in making the necessary legal moves while Sirica, who has vividly demonstrated his desire to expose the full Watergate truth, is still chief judge. He must step down on March...
...rebels may try to demoralize the capital's populace by continued artillery attacks. But the barrages could become counterproductive. Cambodian Premier Long Boret last week told Scott: "The longer the war goes on, the stronger becomes the determination to resist because of the terrorism the Communists have created...
Schonberg dotes on his masters, sympathizing with their troubles, seeing them through difficult times, paternally chiding them for their faults. He cannot resist the music critic's temptation to liken them to composers, setting both grandmasters and musicians in parallel hierarchies. Capablanca--"pure, classic, elegant... yet capable of demonic force in his great moments... the complete technician" is the Mozart of chess, and Alekhine, "a nervous tiger who stalked his prey with involuntary physical twitchings and psychic lust" is Wagner. Fischer, Schonberg asserts, surpasses even Wagner in terms of "monomania...
...last September, Salvador Allende, then 65 years old, spoke over the radio for the last time as tanks rumbled toward the presidential palace. He told the Chilean workers to remain in their factories; the military is too strong, he said, do not resist foolishly. This defeat will be only temporary, he said. Then he said good-bye to every tired worker and hungry peasant in all Chile and signed off to fulfill his final obligation...